Nigeria has recorded 184 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total infections to 4,971. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed the new figures in a tweet late Wednesday. According to the NCDC, 51 new cases were found in Lagos, 23 in Jigawa, 16 in Bauchi, 14 in Kano, 10 in the FCT,…
Arrangements have been finalised for the take off of Ekiti state’s Covid-19 testing centre, as testing for coronavirus commences at the centre before the end of the week. Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi made the disclosure on Monday during an on-the-spot assessment of facilities at the expanded Infectious Disease Unit at the Oba Adejugbe…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information (FoI) request to the Federal Government, asking “the authorities to urgently publish details of the suppliers and contractors, the procurement rules, including bidding processes, the total budget, and all designated voucher distribution and collection sites for the implementation of the school feeding programme at home.”…
Countries should maintain essential health care to non-Covid-19 patients while dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. This is a message from Secretary-General Patricia Scotland ahead of the Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting taking place virtually on 14 May. Some countries have temporarily suspended cancer treatment and surgery to help hospitals manage an influx of Covid-19 patients. At the same…
